· 10/16/1929
McKnight v. New Orleans Coal & Bisso Towboat Co.
Citations
- 36 F.2d 428
- 1929 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 1712
- 1929 A.M.C. 1600
How courts have described this case
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- stating that as a grammatical matter, “ICWA’s ‘minimum federal standards’ language refers to ‘the removal of Indian children,’ ” not “the definition of an ‘Indian child.’ ” (quoting 25 U.S.C. § 1902)
- “For purposes of ICWA, only Congress can define who is an Indian child.”
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Judges: Borah
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